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AITUC shows concern over ban on strikes 2023-11-12 [The Daily Excelsior]

Entire Political Class Attends Last Rites as Trade Union Leader is Cremated 2023-07-03 [The Times]

In death of Kashmiri trade union leader Sampat Prakash, a voice of reason and justice lost 2023-07-03 [Scroll]

Railway employees observe one-day hunger strike, project demands 2022-10-13 [Daily Excelsior]

JKRTC Workers' Union stages protest 2022-04-10 [The Daily Excelsior]

Strike of Estate Deptt's casual labourers enters 11th day 2020-10-16 [The Daily Excelsior]

Two months on, India's lockdown threatens to capsize Kashmir's economy 2019-10-23 [Equal Times]

Jammu and Kashmir police raid journalists' homes 2021-09-10 [IFJ]

Electricity Workers Movement's strike against the government's privatization move a success 2021-12-28 [Pressenza]

Over 35,000 labourers return to revive J&K's moribund brick kilns 2020-07-25 [The Hindu]

JKCCTU protests against Union Govt's failure to address issues of employees 2019-01-09 [The Monitor]

PHE workers protest for redressal of their demands 2022-07-19 [Daily Excelsior]

Brewery workers hospitalised 2022-05-09 [Tribune]

Kashmiri journalist rearrested under draconian PSA 2022-04-13 [IFJ]

Bihar migrant workers fear for their lives, desperate to return 2022-04-07 [Express News Service]

Bank employees hold protest against anti-labour policies 2022-03-29 [Daily Excelsior]

Jal Shakti dept daily wagers stage protest for regularisation in Jammu 2022-03-09 [TP]

The Kashmir Walla editor arrested under sedition law 2022-02-10 [IFJ]

Kashmir Press Club forcibly shutdown 2022-01-20 [IFJ]

Kashmiri Journalist arrested for uploading protest video 2022-01-12 [IFJ]

Safai Karamcharis seek job regularisation, appeal LG to implement MWA 2021-12-31 [The Daily Excelsior]

Power employees call off strike in Jammu and Kashmir 2021-12-21 [PTI]

20,000 PDD employees go on indefinite strike 2021-12-18 [GK News Network]

ASHA workers stage protest in Langate, demand release of incentives 2021-12-18 [GK]

Kashmir authorities escalate attacks against media workers 2021-10-19 [IFJ]

Two more migrant workers shot dead in Kashmir 2021-10-18 [PTI]

Shock, anger in valley after terrorists kill two teachers in Srinagar school 2021-10-08 [Times of India]

Jammu and Kashmir Police assault journalists covering Muharram procession 2021-08-20 [IFJ]

ASCOMS employees on indefinite strike 2021-07-16 [Daily Excelsior]

Various organizations observe May Day 2021-05-02 [Daily Exelcior]

Jammu & Kashmir journalists face criminal charges for reporting 2021-02-25 [IFJ]

Jal Shakti Workers Stage Protest; Demand Regularization, Wages: Question Leaving Of HQ By Xen 2021-01-04 [Cross Town News]

Police attack and detain three Kashmiri journalists 2020-12-15 [IFJ]

Lockdown and protests due to new land laws 2020-11-02 [The San Diego Union-Tribune ]

J&K administration seals Kashmir Times office 2020-10-21 [IFJ]

Kashmiri journalist summoned, slapped and abused 2020-09-23 [IFJ]

A grim milestone, 365 days of internet shutdown in Kashmir 2020-08-10 [IFJ]

33,000 PHE workers to go on strike, say wages not paid 2020-02-07 [The Tribune]

Power Outrage: Fearing Privatisation, J&K Electricity Department Workers Plan a Strike 2019-09-29 [News 18]

MGNREGA workers protest denial of wages for 3 years 2019-05-21 [Tribune]

Labour Day 2019-05-01 [Greater Kashmir]

JKPCCPWU demand release of dues 2019-03-31 [Greater Kashmir]

Journalists attacked and blocked 2019-01-30 [IFJ]

Daily earners to go on strike today 2018-09-22 [The Tribune]

Shikara union announces strike on August 6 2018-08-02 [Greater Kashmir]

Striking Anganwadi workers stage rally in Jammu 2018-04-03 [PTI]

CLCW protests against delay in wages 2017-08-31 [KNS]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

1-05-1923 The country's first May Day celebration. [more]

8-05-1974 A national railway strike begins. 1.7 million workers were involved in demanding higher wages and shorter working hours. Indira Gandhi’s government brutally suppressed the strike with 1000s being sent to jail and losing their jobs. [more]

18-05-1905 Seafarer Surat Alley was born in India. He moved to Britain and during WWII and helped organise a strike of seamen to improve conditions for lascars: sailors on UK ships from Asia and the Middle East, who worked under inferior conditions. [more]